I’ve been itching to write another one of these ‘put a bunch of top 40 singles from an act in a list of favourites and call it definitive’ type articles for a while now. Since I’m heading off to Liverpool next week to see Take That perform for the 5th(!) time, the band that shaped my early childhood seems like the perfect artist to rank this time around. Continue reading
Progress – Take That – 2011 First listen?: No You thought I would stop writing about Take That didn’t you? It’s quite funny that they have two albums with such close sales totals, especially considering both are albums that feature the full 5 piece lineup. Robbie’s return to the band was arguably as exciting as the reunion in … Continue reading
Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection – Take That – 2005 First listen?: What a stupid question. I love Take That. Anyone that knows me will understand. I honestly don’t think I would have made it 24 years into my life and be sat here writing about music (As evidenced by the entire blog series based on them). My … Continue reading
From the opening guitar strum of Reach Out this is an album that has a definite identity, a newly matured sound, but still pure Take That throughout. Continue reading
I take a look at my top 25 albums of 2014 featuring the likes of Taylor Swift, Jessie Ware, Lady Antebellum and Ben Howard. Continue reading
No matter what is happening in your life, whether good or bad, where you are in the world, or who you are with, the one thing that will send you back to those key moments in your life is the music you were listening to. Some see pictures, videos and people as the main cues … Continue reading
25) My Love (Feat. T.I.) – Justin Timberlake – Futuresex/Lovesounds – 2006 2var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Production so entrancing only … Continue reading
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); As many readers will know, I enjoy going to see artists in concert. From way back … Continue reading
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); A quick note to begin, this article will be nowhere near as long as my Grammy’s … Continue reading
As judged by the articles that have been viewed most on 808sandformulae, you all know i love a good list, and in turn a good award show. I’m always interested to see whether any music award shows actually get it right (as in, agree with me), even though I understand how unimportant they actually are. … Continue reading
